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 * Copyright 2012 LinkedIn Corp.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
 * the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
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package azkaban.metric;

/**
 * Interface of any Metric
 *
 * @param <T> Type of Value of a given metric
 */
public interface IMetric<T> {

  String getName();

  String getValueType();

  void updateMetricManager(final MetricReportManager manager);

  void notifyManager();

  T getValue();

  IMetric<T> getSnapshot() throws CloneNotSupportedException;
}
